A multi-state E.coli outbreak connected to a specific McDonald’s hamburger has caused more than two dozen illnesses and one death in Colorado, according to the state health department.
However, no cases connected to the outbreak had been identified in Pueblo County as of Oct. 24, according to the Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment.
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State health officials announced Tuesday that Colorado was working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after the CDC warned of a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli foodborne outbreak connected to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders in multiple states.
“Based on case interviews and supplier information, McDonald’s has temporarily stopped producing the item at McDonald’s in some states, including Colorado,” state officials announced in a news release…